Unit 1
Personal identification
Vocabulario
• I will now pass out your vocabulary for this
section of the unit.
• We will be studying description words and
reviewing the verb ser.
• There are a lot of words in this unit- please
be sure to study every night!
• Please take a few minutes to go over your
words and jot down any notes.
Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions
• We can now use ser and our new vocabulary to describe
ourselves to others.
• We use ser to describe our physical features and our
personality traits.
• Below is a review of the ser chart which we already
learned.
SER= To be
Yo soy- I am
Tú eres- you are
Él es- he is
Ella es- she is
Usted es- you are
Nosotros somos- we are
Vosotros sois- you are
Ellos son- they are
Ellas son- they are
Ustedes son- they are
Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions
• Now, we can put ser and our vocabulary
together to form a complete sentence
which describes ourselves or other people.
• To ask somebody what they are like we
say: “¿Cómo eres tú?”( informal) or
“¿Cómo es usted?” (formal)
Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions
• The formula to answer the previous
question would be:
Subject pronoun + ser + description word(s)
Ex: Yo soy baja y simpatica.
*remember to always answer the question
first in a yes/no question!
Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions
• Reminder- girls: you must change all of your
description words which end in the letter “o” to
the letter “a” to make them feminine.
• We must also add an “s” to the description
words if we are describing more than 1 person!
• Any description word ending in –e, -l or –r are
neutral. You do not have to change the gender
of these words.
Ex: Ella es popular
Antonito es inteligente.
Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions
Más ejemplos:
EXS:
Yo soy baja y comica- I am short and funny.
Él es antipatico y inteligente- he is mean
and smart.
Nosotros somos amigos- We are friends.
Tú eres tonta y estudiosa- you are silly and
studious.
Ellos son altos, feos y gordos.
Lección 2: Ser & Descriptions
• To make a negative statement about yourself, all
you have to do is place the word “no” before the
verb ser in the sentence.
• For example, if you want to say “I am not tall”
you would say: Yo no soy alta.
• You may also see sentences where the subject
pronoun is dropped. This is okay to do once you
feel more comfortable with using the verb.
Ex: Soy alto- I am tall (the yo is dropped)
Actividad 1
• We will now practice using our
vocabulary and Ser.
1.Please give me 3 words that describe
you physically.
2. Please give me 3 words to describe
your personality.
3. Please describe your best friend to me
in 4 words.
4. Describe one of your siblings to me in 3
words.
5. Describe 1 other person in this room in
3 words.
“Yo soy yo” poems
Follow the format below to create an original poem about yourself using
the verb ser and your new vocabulary! This poem will be turned in
for a grade!
Line 1: Write your first name
Line 2: Write “I am” in Spanish
Line 3: Write 2 words to describe yourself (separated by a
comma) in Spanish
Line 4: write 1 more word to describe yourself then out a
period. Then write “I am not” in Spanish
Line 5: Write 2 words that DO NOT describe you
(separated by a comma)
Line 6: write 1 more word that does NOT describe you
Line 7: Write “I am” In Spanish
Line 8: Write “I” in Spanish
Wanted Posters
To practice further, we will now create wanted
posters.
• Using the worksheet with faces, pick 1 face to be
the criminal.
• Write a description of the criminal in the 3rd
person.
• Ex: Ella es muy baja. (Be sure to watch your
feminine and masculine description words!)
• Then describe the criminal’s personality.
Remember that they are a criminal….
• All worksheets and assignments from
Today will be collected and graded!